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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.

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Willie Stargell
Age: 71 †
Born: 1940
Born: March 6
Died: 2011
Died: December 17
Baseball Player
Earlsboro
Oklahoma
Wilver Dornell Stargell
Wilver Stargell
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.
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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
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Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come easy. I feel as much a part of this city as the cobblestone streets and the steel mills, people in this town expect an honest day's work, and I've it to them for a long, long time.
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Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
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Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them.
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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.
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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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